Elitha Thigpen Sellers

Birth: 6 Mar 1824
North Carolina, USA
Death: 14 Dec 1885 (aged 61)
Alabama, USA
Burial: Old Sellers Cemetery

Bullock County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 43103575 View Source

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Her given name is also variously given as Editha or Leitha.

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She shared a clearly marked grave marker with her husband. It reads:
Mother
Elitha Thigpen
Wife of
H. P. Sellers
Mar 6, 1824
Dec 14, 1885

Family Members

Parents

Clarra Eason Thigpen

1796–1880

Spouse

Hosea Pickett Sellers

1816–1902

Siblings

Rebecca Eason Thigpen Lewis

1820–1886
Cydia Eason "Ciddie" Thigpen Sellers

1822–1900
Stephen Eason Thigpen Sr

1825–1856
Brythal Thigpen

1831–1900
Joseph Howell Thigpen

1833–1918
Joanna Dorcas Thigpen Parker

1835–1922

Children

Clara A. Sellers Wicker

1842–1875
Samantha Helen Sellers Sellars

1844–1895
Armantha Virginia "Virginia" Sellers

1844–1922
Cydia Elizabeth Sellers Davis

1847–1906
Joseph Samuel Sellers

1848–1902
Harriet Cornelia "Cornelia" Sellers Bean

1849–1938
Elitha Levina Sellers

1851–1857
Macedonia Irene Sellers Justice

1854–1908
Joana Agusta Sellers

1856–1857
Rufus Frederick Sellers

1864–1935

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Old Sellers Cemetery

Created by: Diane Gravlee
Added: Oct 14, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43103575/elitha-sellers: accessed ), memorial page for Elitha Thigpen Sellers (6 Mar 1824–14 Dec 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43103575, citing Old Sellers Cemetery, Bullock County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Diane Gravlee (contributor 47083760).

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This is the top part of her original grave marker. Some of the bottom with her birth date was found several yards away. The death date part was not found.

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This was found laying down and appears to be part of her original grave marker. It was a several yards from the newer one.

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Elitha Thigpen Sellers

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Clarra Eason Thigpen

Hosea Pickett Sellers

Rebecca Eason Thigpen Lewis

Cydia Eason "Ciddie" Thigpen Sellers

Stephen Eason Thigpen Sr

Brythal Thigpen

Joseph Howell Thigpen

Joanna Dorcas Thigpen Parker

Clara A. Sellers Wicker

Samantha Helen Sellers Sellars

Armantha Virginia "Virginia" Sellers

Cydia Elizabeth Sellers Davis

Joseph Samuel Sellers

Harriet Cornelia "Cornelia" Sellers Bean

Elitha Levina Sellers

Macedonia Irene Sellers Justice

Joana Agusta Sellers

Rufus Frederick Sellers

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